World amateur team championship

World Amateur Team Championship: The Asian Games-bound golfer, Avani Prashanth, who is having a sensational season, will lead the Indian team for the Espirito Santo Trophy competition for women at the World Amateur Team Championship (WATC) in October.

The Indian Golf Union (IGU) has also selected Nishna Patel and Mannat Brar as the other two players for the prestigious amateur golf event to be held in Abu Dhabi from October 25 to 28.

Avani, winner of the Queen Sirikit Cup individual title earlier in the year, has been in great form, having won the title at a pro event on the Ladies European Tour’s Access Tour. She became the first Indian to win a title on the LET Access Tour.